CHEM515 PHYSICAL ORGANIC CHEMISTRY
| Course Code: | 2340515 |
| METU Credit (Theoretical-Laboratory hours/week): | 3 (3.00 - 0.00) |
| ECTS Credit: | 8.0 |
| Department: | Chemistry |
| Language of Instruction: | English |
| Level of Study: | Graduate |
| Course Coordinator: | Prof.Dr. BURHAN LEMİ TÜRKER |
| Offered Semester: | Fall and Spring Semesters. |
Course Objectives
This course will examine the tools—both theoretical and experimental—that the modern organic chemist has at his or her disposal for elucidating reaction mechanisms.
Course Content
Molecular properties. Free energy and entropy. Acids and bases, Hammet equation. Catalysis. Free energy relationships. Isotope effects. Solvent effects. Molecular structure and chemical reactivity.
Course Learning Outcomes
When given an experimental observation on a particular reaction, students should be able to:
(1) write down a reasonable arrow-pushing mechanism for the reaction
(2) decide whether existing theories can explain the observed reactivity
(3) use the tools learned throughout the course to explain unusual observations
(4) design experiments to test your proposed mechanism/explanation
(5) evaluate the validity/plausibility of others’ explanations